Not sure why a clearing agent would have any impact on a fixed negative, maybe some sort of acid bath, I know that an acid stop is not recommended for a staining agent. Interested to hear from others, I use Perma Wash before final wash with all films and FB papers.
Then a random thought, what using a clearing agent before development? If no developing agents in the clearing agent should remove the dyes and no effect on the negative if the residual is rinsed away??
To be clear, are your three pre-rinses before development? If so, that should remove AN dyes. For some films, I soak them in tempered water for 3 minutes with gentle agitation every thirty seconds. TMY ALWAYS gets a pre-rinse. Ilford films, none.
What does a pre-rinse do that a post-rinse won’t? It’s not like the developer will cement the dyes into the film...
I've read that the higher sodium sulfite content inherent in any hypo clear can strip the stain somewhat. No idea if this is actually true. I've been happily using hypo clear on my stained negatives for a while now without giving it a bit of thought, but then I read that it's not recommended with any staining type developer formula. It's all a bit confusing because I've also read that standard fixer can be used which is acetic and contains sodium sulfite.
I suspect that generally, prewash is useless, but if you're worried about your stain, why not add sulfite/hypo clear to your prewash?
No idea. But, I can tell ya that no amount of washing post-development removed the few spots.
No amount of prewashing will remove them. Fix will remove.
If you've been using any stop bath (other than a water rinse) that is most probably your problem. I think the pre-wash is a red herring (and down to personal choice) and your final wash sounds good enough.
The OP has already used fix and the spots are still there so what does he now do with fix that will remove these spots?
Alan your idea in #7 looked to be potentially fruitful in terms of solving your problem. I take it that you haven't been able to try it yet?
What would worry me if it were my problem is why several others of us including some very experienced users of pyrocat HD have not experienced your issue doing exactly what you did with the 3 pre-washes without success. Your idea in #7 as to the possible cause does, on the other hand, seem to be (a) reconcilable with your problem and (b) doesn't involve doing anything that some suggest will work and others are, shall we say, sceptical about
Your #7 sounds like the best way forward to me
pentaxuser
Follow the film manufacturer instructions
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?